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Conceptual Writing: A WorldviewApril 30, 2012: Conceptual writing and concrete poetry have a lot in common: both are / were international movements and both are / were based on the premise of not reading. By employing the use of icon-based [...]by Kenneth Goldsmith

Why I Don’t Trust the CloudApril 27, 2012: Boy, am I glad that I didn’t build UbuWeb on the cloud. There were times when I actually considered it. I mean, it sounded so good: unlimited server space, bandwidth, global access, all for [...]by Kenneth Goldsmith

The Burden of Artists’ CrapApril 23, 2012: Recently, I witnessed a heartbreaking sight: the selling off piecemeal of Jackson Mac Low’s library at a flea market near my house in New York City. One Sunday afternoon, while rambling through [...]by Kenneth Goldsmith